WYNN
,
EDWARD
(
1618
-
1669
),
chancellor of Bangor cathedral
,

second son of
EdwardWynn
,
Bodewryd
— see
Wynn
of
Bodewryd
family
— and his wife
Margaret
, daughter of
EdwardPuleston
,
rector
of
Llanynys
; b.
1 Oct. 1618
. His name occurs in the books of
Jesus College
,
Cambridge
,
7 March 1636/7
; he graduated
B.A.1640/1
,
M.A.1647
, and
D.D.1662
. He was
curate
to
Dr.JohnDavies
,
Mallwyd
, secured the rectory of
Llan-ym-Mawddwy
(
5 June 1644
) upon the latter's death, and m. his widow,
Jane
, daughter of
John ap Rhys Wyn
. According to
MosesWilliams
(q.v.)
, F.R.S.,
Dr.JohnDavies
left his lady in very good circumstances, but her second husband squandered her riches and abused her sufficiently besides. He was confirmed in the rectory of
Llan-ym-Mawddwy
by the
Committee for the Propagation of the Gospel in Wales
,
27 Nov. 1649
, but in
1650
he was ejected for some irregularity. He seems to have been re-instated
before 1654
, and by
July 1658
he was in
Anglesey
as
rector
of
Llan-geinwen
and
Llangaffo
. He also secured the rectory of
Llangybi
and
Llanarmon, Caerns.
,
29 May 1662
, and held it until
1666
, having added the rectory of
Llanllechid
to his preferments,
18 April 1665
. He was a member of convocation,
1661-2
, and in
1663
he became a
canon
of
S. Asaph
and
chancellor
of the
cathedral of Bangor
. He d.
17 Dec. 1669
, and was buried
23 Dec.
at
Llangaffo
. He left fifty pounds in his will for adorning the
cathedral of Bangor
, and £100 to
create an exhibition in his old college
at
Cambridge
. His second wife,
Sydney
, daughter of
RowlandWhite
, of the
Friars
,
Llanfaes
(whom he had m.
7 April 1657
), d. in
1670
. He published, at his own expense, a collection of
Welsh
prayers, the catechism, and a selection of metrical psalms (
Trefn Ymarweddiad y gwir Gristion, neu lwybr hyffordd i'r Cymro i rodio arno beunydd gŷd a'i Dduw
,
London
,
1662
), dedicated to his flock at
Llangeinwen
and
Llangaffo
. A second edition appeared in
1723-4
.